check active application

[RoMa68]

Hi all,

object.AppActivate title
activates the named application

...but is it possible the find out what the active application is?

What I need is:
I have a script which check wether IE is running and then sends {F5} (refresh) to the IE - but the "object.AppActivate" removes the focus from the application I'm working with and sets it to the IE. Is it possible the find out what the active application is, the refresh IE and afterwards set the focus back to the first application?

Thanks MR